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"I was in County Cavan in a different home with a host family I never even heard of before and for the week I was hugging onto my parents, roaring and crying not knowing what was happening inside my head."

Sean recalled being in so much fear in the days that followed, he was unable to go to school, football matches or discos.

He added: "I wasn’t able to be with my teammates on the bus to travel to pitches as I was that much in fear. The anxiety had stopped me, I just wasn’t living a normal teenage life.

"My year head at school was so understanding of my struggles and helped me find my way again in school with having weekly sessions with the school counsellor."

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